do-little

American  

[doo-lit-l] / ˈduˌlɪt l /

noun

1. a lazy person; one who does little but does not admit to it.

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Etymology

Origin of do-little

First recorded in 1580–90; do ¹ ( def. ) + little ( def. )

Example Sentences

For many years, postal reform was the poster child of a do-little Congress.

From Washington Post • Jan. 21, 2016

When he ran for reëlection, in 2014, the Los Angeles Times editorial board preceded its endorsement of him by calling the position a “notoriously do-little job.”

From The New Yorker • Feb. 12, 2015

What was surprising is that the bill he and Kennedy cobbled together could turn out to be the only major piece of legislation to emerge from a do-little Congress this year.

From Time Magazine Archive

Budge, a former Idaho Congressman and judge, had a predisposition to move cautiously that caused some Wall Streeters to dismiss him as a do-little regulator, but he will leave with some accomplishments to his credit.

From Time Magazine Archive

I showed him that he was a do-little, a good-for-nothing pin-sticker.

From Edelweiss A Story by Auerbach, Berthold